Cosida Academic All-District Women S Basketball Teams Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 11, 2016
CoSIDA Academic All-District™ Women’s Basketball Teams Released
The 2015-16 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Women’s Basketball Teams have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.
The Academic All-District™ teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the fifth year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America® Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
The Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2015-16 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
First-team Academic All-District™ honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
For more information about the Academic All-District™ and Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
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NCAA DIVISION I (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Nicholle Aston CORNELL Jr. Woodland Hills, Calif. 3.74 Biology & society
Katie Healy ST. BONAVENTURE Sr. Lancaster, N.Y. 3.46 Marketing
Sigi Koizar MAINE Jr. Vienna, Austria 3.96 Biology
Kia Nurse CONNECTICUT So. Hamilton, Ontario 3.43 Exploratory
Nyasha Sarju YALE Sr. Seattle, Wash. 3.52 Psychology
Brittany Snow STONY BROOK Sr. Shamong, N.J. 3.67 Psychology
Elizabeth Wood MAINE Sr. Catlett, Va. 3.95 Biology / pre-medical (honors)
Whitney Wyckoff YALE Sr. West Chester, Ohio 3.79 History
NCAA DIVISION II (Central Atlantic, East Coast, Northeast 10)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Victoria Arnao PHILADELPHIA Gr. Newtown, Pa. 3.75 Health sci. (U) / innovation MBA (G)
Brianna Bishop AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Sr. Suffield, Conn. 3.90 Physical therapy
Briana Bradford NEW HAVEN Sr. Waterbury, Conn. 3.78 Psychology
Kristen Drogsler CALDWELL So. Middle Village, N.Y. 3.98 Health science
Dina Ragab NEW YORK INST. OF TECH Sr. Cairo, Egypt 3.80 Business administration / marketing
Bria Young PHILADELPHIA Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. 3.41 Psych.(UG) / comm. & trauma counsel (G)
NCAA DIVISION III (MA, ME, NH, VT)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Ama Biney WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC So. Worcester, Mass 3.70 Management engineering
Beth Castantini MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH Sr. Newburyport, Mass. 3.83 Finance
Sabrina Drammis MIT Sr. Hilton Head Island, S.C. 3.84 Computer science
Bryanna duPont CASTLETON Sr. Marshfield, Vt. 3.93 Multidisciplinary studies
Heather Lewis SPRINGFIELD (MA) Sr. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 3.94 Occupational therapy
Lauren Hayden UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND Sr. Chantilly, Va. 3.93 Psychology
COLLEGE DIVISION (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR
RI, SC, VA, VT, WV)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Sierra Basista MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE So. Mount Vernon, Ohio 3.90 Biology (pre-physical therapy)
Sarah Bonar RIO GRANDE Sr. Hartford, Ohio 3.92 Biology biomedical
Kari Borowiak CONCORDIA (MI) So. Gaylor, Mich. 3.94 Education
Tanner Hostetler CORNERSTONE Sr. Archbold, Ohio 3.99 Business management
Allison Kitchen LAWRENCE TECH Jr. Clio, Mich. 3.50 Molecular & cell biology
Kylie Townsley SPRING ARBOR Jr. Macomb, Mich. 3.89 Health & exercise science
NCAA DIVISION I (DC, DE, KY, MD, NJ, PA, WV)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Kristen Confroy MARYLAND So. Solon, Ohio 3.78 Neurobiology
Lauren Crisler AMERICAN Jr. North Wales, Pa. 3.92 Finance
Jashae Lee MURRAY STATE Sr. Rialto, Calif. 4.00 Psychology
Lexi Martins LEHIGH Jr. Irvington, N.Y. 3.62 Political science
Michelle Miller PRINCETON Sr. Pasadena, Calif. 3.88 Chemistry
Kendall Noble WESTERN KENTUCKY Jr. Hazard, Ky. 3.61 Biology
NCAA DIVISION II (Central Intercollegiate, Mountain East, Pennsylvania State)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Lauren Hippo EDINBORO Sr. Altoona, Pa. 3.82 Early childhood & special education
Lauren Langenderfer NOTRE DAME (OH) Sr. Lyons, Ohio 4.00 Chemistry
Martha Nagbe NOTRE DAME (OH) Sr. Lakewood, Ohio 3.74 Education
Morgan Neighbors GANNON Sr. Westerville, Ohio 3.86 Business administration
Kierra Simpson WEST LIBERTY Sr. Columbus, Ohio 3.49 Computer information systems
Leslie Stapleton INDIANA (PA) Sr. Indiana, Pa. 3.70 Biology / pre-med
NCAA DIVISION III (CT, DC, DE, KY, MD, NJ, RI, WV)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Taylor Christina STOCKTON Jr. Franklinville, N.J. 3.91 Speech pathology
Julia McLaughlin SALISBURY Sr. Monkton, Md. 3.74 Nursing
Jill Ritrosky EASTERN CONNECTICUT ST. Sr. Pittsfield, Mass. 3.96 Sport & leisure management
Sara Tarbert STEVENSON Jr. Delta, Pa. 3.42 Nursing
Ashley Thompson JOHNSON & WALES (RI) So. Bellingham, Mass. 4.00 Criminal justice
COLLEGE DIVISION (AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, TN)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Lindsey Burd CAMPBELLSVILLE Sr. Hardyville, Ky. 3.48 Sports management
Cassidy Deno PURDUE CALUMET Jr. Otterbein, Ind. 3.78 Fitness management
Catie Fletcher ASBURY Sr. Versailles, Ky. 3.97 Exercise science
Kara Krolicki SAINT XAVIER So. Mokena, Ill. 3.71 Education
Lydia Nash UNION (KY) Sr. Florence, Ky. 4.00 Athletic training
Becky Williford ROOSEVELT Sr. Naperville, Ill. 3.91 Special education
NCAA DIVISION I (NC, TN, VA)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Rebecca Greenwell DUKE So. Owensboro, Ky. 3.50 Psychology
Morgan Jones NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL Jr. Stockbridge, Ga. 3.94 Criminal justice
Lucy Mason UNC-GREENSBORO Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 3.80 Economics / African American studies
Ashley Rininger LIBERTY Gr. Canton, Ohio 4.00 Crim. justice (UG) / human serv. (G)
Ashley Williams NORTH CAROLINA STATE Jr. Cary, N.C. 3.92 Industrial engineering
NCAA DIVISION II (Conference Carolinas, Peach Belt, South Atlantic)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Maurissa Lester LIMESTONE Sr. Marietta, Ga. 3.92 Professional biology
Michelle Mitchell COLUMBUS STATE Sr. Eastman, Ga. 3.34 Criminal justice
Jennifer Monroe ANDERSON (SC) Sr. Clemson, S.C. 3.78 Education
McKell Oliverio QUEENS (NC) Jr. Florence, Ky. 4.00 Pre-med / biology
Ansley Ricker MARS HILL Sr. Greeneville, Tenn. 4.00 Biology
NCAA DIVISION III (NY)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Mary Kate Cusack ST. JOHN FISHER Sr. Clifton Park, N.Y. 3.81 Nursing
Megan Dawe NEW YORK UNIV. Sr. Santa Clarita, Calif. 3.59 Media, culture communication
Stephanie Grobe CLARKSON Jr. White River Junction, Vt. 3.97 Biology
Melanie Patterson WILLIAM SMITH Jr. Vestal, N.Y. 3.90 Biochemistry
Kaitlyn Read NEW YORK UNIV. Jr. University Park, Texas 3.82 Politics
Madison Shea CLARKSON So. Clifton Park, N.Y. 4.00 Engineering management
COLLEGE DIVISION (IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WI)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Heather Broman DOANE Sr. Geneva, Neb. 3.70 Accounting & business admin.
Bailey Brown MCPHERSON Sr. Glen Elder, Kan. 3.86 Business finance & management Becky Mueller CONCORDIA (NE) Sr. Elkhorn, Neb. 3.95 Biology
Ericka Simpson BAKER Sr. Spring Hill, Kan. 3.95 Exercise science
Jessica Tietz MORNINGSIDE Sr. Bancroft, Neb. 3.64 Biology
NCAA DIVISION I (AL, FL, GA, PR, SC)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Marjorie Butler GEORGIA Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. 3.81 Biology / exercise science
Katie Frerking AUBURN Jr. Johns Creek, Ga. 3.69 Marketing / accounting
Stephanie Haas FLORIDA GULF COAST Sr. Avon Lake, Ohio 3.94 Criminal justice / psychology
Tiffany Mitchell SOUTH CAROLINA Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 3.64 Retail management
Taylor Reece SAMFORD Gr. Hendersonville, Tenn. 3.50 Nursing
NCAA DIVISION II (Great Lakes Intercollegiate, Great Lakes Valley, Great Midwest)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Lauren Bates OHIO DOMINICAN Jr. Hilliard, Ohio 3.98 Exercise science
Andi Daugherty ASHLAND So. Fresno, Ohio 3.93 Finance
Mary Dineen ROCKHURST Jr. Omaha, Neb. 3.93 Nursing
Melissa Scherpenberg OHIO DOMINICAN Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 3.88 Early childhood education
Emily Wendling SAGINAW VALLEY STATE Jr. Flushing, Mich. 3.88 Occupational therapy
NCAA DIVISION III (PA)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Eireann Anastasi DELAWARE VALLEY Gr. Philadelphia, Pa. 3.93 Business administration (accounting)
Kathryn Erbelding GROVE CITY Sr. Rochester, N.Y. 3.78 Sociology
Aubrey Folger LANCASTER BIBLE Sr. South Berwick, Maine 3.88 Sport management
Jackie Hudepohl CARNEGIE MELLON Jr. Saratoga, Calif. 4.00 Mathematics (statistics)
Lisa Murphy CARNEGIE MELLON Jr. McLean, Va. 3.78 Psychology
COLLEGE DIVISION (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY, Canada)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Courtney Backward OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN Sr. Salina, Okla. 3.99 Exercise science pre-therapy
Cheyenne Been OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN So. Dewar, Okla. 4.00 Secondary education social studies
Jaime Goff VANGUARD Jr. Oregon City, Ore. 3.99 Religion
Megan Risinger LEWIS-CLARK STATE Jr. Tigard, Ore. 4.00 Biology
Julia Young CORBAN Sr. Snohomish, Wash. 4.00 Business
NCAA DIVISION I (IL, IN, MI, OH)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott TOLEDO So. London, England 4.00 Pre-psychology
Amanda Cahill INDIANA So. Clyde, Ohio 3.87 Elementary education
Hayden Hamby PURDUE Sr. Trinity, Ala. 3.98 Health science / pre-med / biology
Jessica January DEPAUL Jr. Richfield, Minn. 3.95 PR & advertising / comm. & media
Jordan Korinek KENT STATE So. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 4.00 Special education
Megan Podkowa DEPAUL Sr. Glenview, Ill. 3.84 Mathematical sciences / actuarial sci.
NCAA DIVISION II (Gulf South, Southern Intercollegiate, Sunshine State)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Katie Bobos WEST FLORIDA Jr. Lowell, Ind. 3.88 Biology (pre-med)
KeKe Gunter NORTH ALABAMA So. Columbus, Ga. 4.00 Criminal justice
Halle Jarnagin ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. 4.00 Psychology
Ines Kerin BARRY Sr. Trbovlje, Slovenia 3.91 Physical education / coaching
Jackie Perez BARRY Gr. Miami, Fla. 3.95 Education
Erin Walsh LEE So. Knoxville, Tenn. 4.00 Nursing
Sabrina Whiting EMBRY-RIDDLE (FL) So. Temple Terrace, Fla. 3.73 Homeland security
NCAA DIVISION III (AL, AR, FL, GA, MO, MS, NC, PR, SC, TN, VA)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Cary Beahm ROANOKE Jr. Dendron, Va. 3.96 Criminal justice sociology
Cassidy Burkholder BRIDGEWATER Sr. Bridgewater, Va. 3.89 English
Samm Chandler AVERETT So. Burnsville, N.C. 4.00 Biomedical science / sports mgmt.
Kasey Gatson WESTMINSTER (MO) Sr. Vandalia, Mo. 3.98 Secondary business education
Jess Rheinheimer EASTERN MENNONITE Sr. Manheim, Pa. 3.95 Nursing
NCAA DIVISION I (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, SD, WI)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Ally Disterhoft IOWA Jr. Iowa City, Iowa 4.03 Accounting finance
Joanna Hedstrom MINNESOTA Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. 3.87 Marketing
Jackie Kemph SAINT LOUIS So. Arlington Heights, Ill. 3.94 Business administration
Shayne Mullaney MINNESOTA Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. 3.71 Communication studies
Carlie Wagner MINNESOTA So. New Richland, Minn. 3.63 Business & marketing education
NCAA DIVISION II (Heartland, Lone Star, Rocky Mountain)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Brianna Caldwell NEWMAN Jr. Wichita, Kan. 3.84 Biology
Jordyn Cooper EASTERN NEW MEXICO Sr. Texico, N.M. 4.00 Mathematics for secondary education
Nicole Hampton LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN Gr. Canyon, Texas 3.54 Humanities (UG) / leadership (G)
Erin Maxwell TEXAS WOMAN'S Jr. Dallas, Texas 3.93 Nutrition / dietetics
Madison McLain WEST TEXAS A&M Sr. Gruver, Texas 3.91 Communication disorders
Michaela Neuhaus WEST TEXAS A&M Sr. Lone Tree, Colo. 4.00 International business
Haley Richter ST. MARY’S (TX) Gr. Hondo, Texas 3.94 Education leadership
Kylie Santos FORT LEWIS Sr. Golden, Colo. 3.96 Business administration
NCAA DIVISION III (MI, MN, WI)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Malory Christenson CARROLL Sr. Appleton, Wis. 3.94 Physical therapy
Holly Denfeld MILWAUKEE ENGINEERING Jr. Edgar, Wis. 4.00 Architectural eng. / construction mgmt.
Jenna Januschka CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD Jr. St. Cloud, Minn. 3.92 Comm. / environmental studies
Maura McAfee HOPE Sr. Midland, Mich. 3.69 Biology
Grace Smith KALAMAZOO Jr. Portage, Mich. 3.99 Biology
NCAA DIVISION I (CO, ID, KS, MT, NE, NM, OK, TX, WY)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Lauren Aldridge KANSAS So. Marshfield, Mo. 3.94 Political science / journalism
Miquelle Askew BOISE STATE Sr. South Jordan, Utah 3.74 Health science studies
Brooke Pahukoa BOISE STATE Jr. Lake Stevens, Wash. 3.78 Elementary education
Mikaela Shaw NEBRASKA OMAHA Jr. Deweese, Neb. 3.81 Biology
Sydney Shelstead ABILENE CHRISTIAN Jr. Mineral Wells, Texas 3.86 Engineering
Cameasha Turner TEXAS-EL PASO Sr. Dallas, Texas 4.00 Criminal justice
NCAA DIVISION II (Great American, Mid-America, Northern Sun)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Kate Bellamy NORTHEASTERN STATE Sr. Cambewarra, Australia 3.97 Health human performance
Raquel Dudzevich OKLAHOMA BAPTIST Gr. Sao Paulo, Brazil 3.92 Int’l business (UG) / energy (G)
Kassidy Gengenbacher LINDENWOOD Jr. Quincy, Ill. 3.94 Accounting
Katrina Nordick MINNESOTA, CROOKSTON Sr. Perham, Minn. 3.81 Applied studies
Shelby Winkelmann CENTRAL MISSOURI Gr. Rhineland, Mo. 4.00 Speech pathology
NCAA DIVISION III (IL, IN, OH)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Hannah Considine WHEATON (IL) Sr. Baraboo, Wis. 3.94 Spanish / Bible & theology
Rebekah Ehresman ILLINOIS WESLEYAN So. Gridley, Ill. 3.95 Business administration
Kara Hageman CASE WESTERN RESERVE So. Pennington, N.J. 3.87 Biomedical engineering
Jordan Holmes DENISON Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.30 Psychology
Katie McDaniels WHEATON (IL) Jr. Shoreview, Minn. 3.82 Applied health science
Laura Mummey CASE WESTERN RESERVE Sr. Hudson, Ohio 3.97 Economics / psychology
Nina Napolitano CAPITAL Sr. Akron, Ohio 3.97 Biology / pre-med
Kristen Thompson CAPITAL Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 3.69 Leadership management
Kelsey Tietje DEFIANCE Jr. Deshler, Ohio 3.72 Business administration
Macey Sheerer BLUFFTON So. Bucyrus, Ohio 3.87 Sports management
NCAA DIVISION I (AK, AZ, CA, HI, NV, OR, UT, WA, Canada)
FIRST TEAM
Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major (Minor)
Rene Coggins NORTHERN ARIZONA Jr. Mesa, Ariz. 4.00 Accountancy/ finance/ hotel & rest. mgmt.
Quinn Dornstauder ARIZONA STATE Jr. Regina, Saskatchewan 3.83 Biochemistry
Ruth Hamblin OREGON STATE Sr. Houston, B.C. 3.85 Mechanical engineering
Erica McCall STANFORD Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. 3.53 Psychology
Kelsey Plum WASHINGTON Jr. Poway, Calif. 3.33 Communication